European Explorers Vocab

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Spanish soldiers seeking wealth and power

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conquistador

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Religious settlement:

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mission

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__ - to capture or take something by force

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conquest

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__ - a course of travel, especially a long journey by water to a distant place

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voyage

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__ - one ordained by the church to perform religious rites

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priest

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Spanish military outpost

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presidio

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__ - a person of mixed blood, usually Spanish and Native Americans

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mestizo

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Settling in a new country or place

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Settlement

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Person of Mexican heritage considering Texas home

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tejano

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Native American word for friend

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tejas